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what happens in ukraine is unclear right now. phil black in kiev, thank you. >>> turning now to venezuela, also in the grip of political turmoil, the middle class joining students to fight the government. nicholas maduro. some piling up furniture and whatever else they can find to keep government forces out of their protest sites. people have been fed up over the violent crime, the shortages of basic food and the soaring inflation. we're going to have a live report from caracas later this hour. >>> coming up next, obamacare reaching another milestone. will the increase in sign-ups quiet republican critics? our own gloria borger is here, standing by to weigh in. >>> and later, what do iran's sanctions have to do with increased benefits for u.s. military veterans? one lawmaker says nothing. that's why he's upset. we'll speak live this hour with senator bernie sanders. ♪ they lived. ♪ they lived. ♪ they lived. ♪ (dad) we lived... thanks to our subaru. ♪ (announcer) love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. the recent incre
what happens in ukraine is unclear right now. phil black in kiev, thank you. >>> turning now to venezuela, also in the grip of political turmoil, the middle class joining students to fight the government. nicholas maduro. some piling up furniture and whatever else they can find to keep government forces out of their protest sites. people have been fed up over the violent crime, the shortages of basic food and the soaring inflation. we're going to have a live report from caracas later...
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to intervene militarily by russia inside ukraine. but i will say that one of the key eu foreign ministers also said that the new ukrainian officials, the interim government, need to reach out to the ethnic russians in crimea and other parts of ukraine. need to reach out to russia and absolutely make it clear that the new ukraine is the ukraine for all ukrainians, whether they be ethnic russian or not. and, for instance, this law that they passed trying to pan the russian language in those parts of ukraine, needs to be rescinded and it was needlessly provocative. so those kinds of things need to be now dealt with very, very carefully. >> christiane amanpour, barbara starr, phil black, thanks to all of you. and we'll revisit as things continue to develop in ukraine. we'll be right back. [ park sounds, sound of spray paint ] ♪ we asked people a question, how much money do you think you'll need when you retire? $500,000. maybe half-million. say a million dollars. [ dan ] then we gave each person a ribbon to show how many years that amo
to intervene militarily by russia inside ukraine. but i will say that one of the key eu foreign ministers also said that the new ukrainian officials, the interim government, need to reach out to the ethnic russians in crimea and other parts of ukraine. need to reach out to russia and absolutely make it clear that the new ukraine is the ukraine for all ukrainians, whether they be ethnic russian or not. and, for instance, this law that they passed trying to pan the russian language in those parts...
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the new government in kiev and ukraine, indicated they want to lean more to the west and that has troubled president putin. let's remember that the russian government and the russian state has promised the world in a formal legal agreement in 1994 and frankly by the very terms of the united nations charter to respect the territory and independence of ukraine. they have now violated that pledge. it is very clear that they are in substantial violation of that 1994 agreement and the only question now is whether the united states over the years by its reluctance to engage in many parts of the world and whether putin did not participate in syria and now to push back against russia and bring to bear the costs that president obama referred to. will europeans support us and lead in an international effort and make clear to russia it is not business as usual. there will be a price, a real price and a real cost to this violation of the 1994 agreement. >> so here is the next question i think that comes after. that considering the u.s. reluctance and considering the violation by russia, do you see a r
the new government in kiev and ukraine, indicated they want to lean more to the west and that has troubled president putin. let's remember that the russian government and the russian state has promised the world in a formal legal agreement in 1994 and frankly by the very terms of the united nations charter to respect the territory and independence of ukraine. they have now violated that pledge. it is very clear that they are in substantial violation of that 1994 agreement and the only question...
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they say the problem in ukraine is that kiev has been taken over by what they call extremist, nationalists and fascists. there's a clear dividing line between east and west on what is going on in ukraine. we are starting to see here in moscow the general public coming out. there are planned protests in moscow, one of which is in goshingy park, the -- gorky park, the famous park the the russian people coming out saying the russian majority in crimea is under threat from kiev. russians have come out to show support for their government's stance against what is happening, but for what they see as fellow russians under threat inside ukraine. >> phil ittner joining us live. thank you for being was. back in the u.s. officials issued an avalanche advisory. they are going door to door to warn the residents. they are coming together in a remarkable scene when an avalanche barrelled down a mountain. >> an entire town comes out, shovels in hand when word spread that an elderly couple and 8-year-old boy were trapped. >> an 8-year-old buried under snow, grab a shovel. >> a bunch of fire trucks drove by
they say the problem in ukraine is that kiev has been taken over by what they call extremist, nationalists and fascists. there's a clear dividing line between east and west on what is going on in ukraine. we are starting to see here in moscow the general public coming out. there are planned protests in moscow, one of which is in goshingy park, the -- gorky park, the famous park the the russian people coming out saying the russian majority in crimea is under threat from kiev. russians have come...
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it used to be part of russia, not part of the ukraine. maybe half the people in the crimea are ethnically russian. so by stirring up some kind of secession sentiment there, it's a way of sending a message to the capitol kiev, if you go too far, we're going to stir up a movement that's going to cause you a lot of problems. >> do you think that while what we're hearing from russian officials is we're going to stay out of it, we're going to respect the sovereignty of the ukraine, do you think they're ignoring the warning from the u.s.? >> i think that russia is going to influence ukraine. it's not going to allow ukraine to become an anti-russian government no matter what the united states says. and they have a history of doing this -- using this kind of leverage in the past. when georgia, another country formerly in the soviet union started to move away, they started a movement there a few years ago. i think what they're doing is sending a message to the united states that there is a limit to how far we're going to let this new ukrainian gov
it used to be part of russia, not part of the ukraine. maybe half the people in the crimea are ethnically russian. so by stirring up some kind of secession sentiment there, it's a way of sending a message to the capitol kiev, if you go too far, we're going to stir up a movement that's going to cause you a lot of problems. >> do you think that while what we're hearing from russian officials is we're going to stay out of it, we're going to respect the sovereignty of the ukraine, do you...
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still ukraine's rightful leader. our phil black is in kiev live this morning. phil, a lot going on. tell us about these airports first, the idea that gunmen have taken them over, the accusation by the ukrainians that it's an armed russian invasion. >> reporter: yeah, john, that's right, it is yet another escalation in the crimeer as more people appear to be taking up arms because of the political transformations that have been happening here in the capital. two airports, as you say, now have pro-russian gunmen patrolling their perimeters. more than that, it is the new interior minister of this country that is saying some of those guys are not just pro-russian civilian militia, they are, he says, professional russian soldiers, military personnel that have been deployed from a nearby naval base, and that's why he's talking about it in terms of an invasion and an occupation. just this morning, the ukrainian parliament has passed resolutions calling on russia to stop aggressive behavior that breaches the country's sovere
still ukraine's rightful leader. our phil black is in kiev live this morning. phil, a lot going on. tell us about these airports first, the idea that gunmen have taken them over, the accusation by the ukrainians that it's an armed russian invasion. >> reporter: yeah, john, that's right, it is yet another escalation in the crimeer as more people appear to be taking up arms because of the political transformations that have been happening here in the capital. two airports, as you say, now...
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it seems far away but it isn't. >> ukraine is in europe, kiev is miles away from rome, paris, london, that kind of thing and we have u.s. allies just to the west, poland, slovakia, hungary, romania. the u.s. is required to defend these countries militarily if they come under threat. >> crimea, appropriately colored red. why? >> because it has that pull toward russia. russia, right on the tip of russia, it's the headquarters of their black sea fleet, their on warm water port, all of the ports up here are cold, they don't have access to them in the winter. this is key. it's key when those thousands of russian troops moved into crimea, it where they went. >> people will remember this place throughout history. you had famous things happening here as part of its separation, we were talking earlier, florence nightingale. >> that's right, long ties between this part of the world and seems a million miles away in europe. >> the charge of the light brigade back in the 1850s. this went against the wrong front there and it proved very costly. we look at the country. it's a sovereign, it's its ow
it seems far away but it isn't. >> ukraine is in europe, kiev is miles away from rome, paris, london, that kind of thing and we have u.s. allies just to the west, poland, slovakia, hungary, romania. the u.s. is required to defend these countries militarily if they come under threat. >> crimea, appropriately colored red. why? >> because it has that pull toward russia. russia, right on the tip of russia, it's the headquarters of their black sea fleet, their on warm water port,...
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but the ukrainian leaders in kiev say, well, that's just illegal. and this is just engineered by moscow. the new ukrainian prime minister is meeting with 28 of his european counterparts today at an eu summit that could produce more sanctions. separately john kerry while all of that was going on was meeting for a second straight day with his russian counterpart, the foreign minister sergei lavrov. again, no breakthrough, although body language can't argue not bad. this was the photo op anyway. finally, a picture that would seem to say it all. take a look at that, an aged warship deliberately scuttled by russian forces at the mouth of the crimea inlet blocking a fleet of ukrainian ships on the inside. i want to starthis hour at the white house. michelle, this diplomatic shot at the white house, tell me how significant this is. >> yeah, this is really a first step. and you may say it's the first step in sanctions, but we've seen small steps over the past several days beginning with remember the u.s. saying, well, we're not going to participate in meeti
but the ukrainian leaders in kiev say, well, that's just illegal. and this is just engineered by moscow. the new ukrainian prime minister is meeting with 28 of his european counterparts today at an eu summit that could produce more sanctions. separately john kerry while all of that was going on was meeting for a second straight day with his russian counterpart, the foreign minister sergei lavrov. again, no breakthrough, although body language can't argue not bad. this was the photo op anyway....
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not only in crimea but in the east, there is another region outside kiev that the heavily pro russian. here in washington as of this morning, the white house announced sanctions and visa restrictions on people they say are interfering with ukraine's ability to be a sovereign nation. we knew that these things were coming, they are considering additional sanctions here. and one thing they are voting on an early preliminary mary vote whether to try to prop up the economy in the ukraine to strengthen the government. >> thanks for watching the developments. appreciate it. >> the latest witness to testify in oscar pistorius's murder trial says the olympian knelt next to his girlfriend praying as he tried to help her breathe. the neighbor says he was one of the first on the scene saying that pistorius's first words were quote i shot her, i thought she was burglar. i shot her. pistorius put his hands over his face and moved them to cover both ears during testimony. he says he shot riva by mistake thinking she was an intruder. >> the man that took cell phone photos up the skirts of women on th
not only in crimea but in the east, there is another region outside kiev that the heavily pro russian. here in washington as of this morning, the white house announced sanctions and visa restrictions on people they say are interfering with ukraine's ability to be a sovereign nation. we knew that these things were coming, they are considering additional sanctions here. and one thing they are voting on an early preliminary mary vote whether to try to prop up the economy in the ukraine to...
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don't forget, those areas in east ukraine give strong backing to ukrainian independence back in 1992. and we did a little -- little poll, we jumped on an old trolley bus, an old tram, and we traveled across par kiev, and we spoke to people and we found if there was one unifying theme, it was that people were worried. they were concerned. they were rattled by what was going on. we only found one person who said, yes, send in the russian troops. i think that would help us all. they were very worried. that was overriding. but they didn't see the solution as the russians coming riding to their help. even one of those who was really critical of what he saw as hard-line nationalists coming to power in kiev says we're ukrainian. we should find a ukrainian solution to this. i think that it's a complicated situation in the east. and suspicion of kiev doesn't necessarily translate into welcoming vladimir putin with open arms. >> well, ian, congratulations on that reporting. i love it when i have gotten out there and done that sort of footwork of doing your own polling. it's amazing how much you
don't forget, those areas in east ukraine give strong backing to ukrainian independence back in 1992. and we did a little -- little poll, we jumped on an old trolley bus, an old tram, and we traveled across par kiev, and we spoke to people and we found if there was one unifying theme, it was that people were worried. they were concerned. they were rattled by what was going on. we only found one person who said, yes, send in the russian troops. i think that would help us all. they were very...
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. >> our friend david has the personal connections to the ukraine. his wife was born there and he has close family in and around kiev. you have seen him here many times and he is here with thoughts on the economic positions of eastern europe. david -- you made it very clear that you have no professional expertise. you have personal expertise and you do have professional expertise. analyst, macro market of world economies, and we have seen -- we have seen crises breakout, throughout europe over the last few years and it does not -- it may inform the ukraine. what do you make of this? >> my caveat is a limited understanding in many of us have limited understanding, of the deep and long-term relations with russia and the ukraine. i guess i come away with the of, ihat people have sort call a lot of the people who have sent me messages on this, geopolitical tourists. they are walking into something they know very little about. >> are there very many people who know much about the ukraine? let's be honest. >> no, this is a place that has been left very muc
. >> our friend david has the personal connections to the ukraine. his wife was born there and he has close family in and around kiev. you have seen him here many times and he is here with thoughts on the economic positions of eastern europe. david -- you made it very clear that you have no professional expertise. you have personal expertise and you do have professional expertise. analyst, macro market of world economies, and we have seen -- we have seen crises breakout, throughout europe...
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he lost a very close ally when he was depose d and sent from kiev and now is sending troops in. i think we need to reject, the united states needs to reject, the zero sum look at this that ukraine must choose to be russian or choose to be western. this is a sovereign nation. they should be able to live how they please and have their sovereignty respected. he broke that. i think the readout you read out earlier was remarkable. i've worked on a lot of these at the white house and it was trying to figure out ways to say nothing with different words. they talked about issues of mutual concern, whatever. this was direct. this was in putin's face. and letting him know there will be diplomatic consequences like kicking them out of the g-8, sanctions, breaking off trade talks. there's little you can do it here militarily. i don't think it's in the u.s. interests to start a war with russia but there will be an international response. it will be isolating for russia. >> what does that mean, elise, do you think, to somebody like putin? we're not going to participate in the prep pratory mee
he lost a very close ally when he was depose d and sent from kiev and now is sending troops in. i think we need to reject, the united states needs to reject, the zero sum look at this that ukraine must choose to be russian or choose to be western. this is a sovereign nation. they should be able to live how they please and have their sovereignty respected. he broke that. i think the readout you read out earlier was remarkable. i've worked on a lot of these at the white house and it was trying to...
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secretary of state john kerry just landed in kiev as we are watching the situation there get even more tense. >> reporter: hi, peggy, good morning. secretary of state john kerry is meeting with acting president in ukraine, and he's going to be talking to him about some of the promises things the u.s. wants to do to help you crane, among those $1 billion in loans, that is going to have to be approved by congress and president obama is asking congress to do that immediately. also help with upcoming elections and also tech help for the central bank, trying to deal with some of the corruption happening in ukraine. this all as u.s. is upping the pressure on russia telling russia to pull troops out of crimea, not looking like that's going to happen. vladamir putin did speak to the media, he said that ukraine's government is illegitimate, he said that he plans to stay the course, he will use force if necessary put a last resort and hi primary purpose is protecting russian nationals in the region. he is saying if the u.s. or other western country were to impose sanction there is would be conse
secretary of state john kerry just landed in kiev as we are watching the situation there get even more tense. >> reporter: hi, peggy, good morning. secretary of state john kerry is meeting with acting president in ukraine, and he's going to be talking to him about some of the promises things the u.s. wants to do to help you crane, among those $1 billion in loans, that is going to have to be approved by congress and president obama is asking congress to do that immediately. also help with...
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a lot of people say he's a traitor, he's a coward and while they don't like what's happening in kiev right now, the ukraine they don't support viktor yanukovych any more. >>> russian forces are on the door step in ukraine and for america russian forces are in the neighborhood 90 miles from the southernmost tip of united states, a russian war ship has docked in havana, cuba, rekindling memories of the cold war. let's get the latest from cuba's capital. good morning, patrick. >> reporter: good morning, carol. as you would expect weapon systems that are much more intriguing and highly sophisticated equipment that can pick up intelligence, intercept communications. this is a spy ship as it's been called, the cuban and russian government not keeping its stay here in cuba a secret. it's a cruise ship terminal that area of havana is the most popular area within havana for tourists, an area crawling with international visitors. yesterday when we were filming we didn't have any problems filming around the ship. we were able to film all day long. we saw russian sailors getting off, restocking,
a lot of people say he's a traitor, he's a coward and while they don't like what's happening in kiev right now, the ukraine they don't support viktor yanukovych any more. >>> russian forces are on the door step in ukraine and for america russian forces are in the neighborhood 90 miles from the southernmost tip of united states, a russian war ship has docked in havana, cuba, rekindling memories of the cold war. let's get the latest from cuba's capital. good morning, patrick. >>...
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that the armed groups in ukraine are there only for self-defense. and this tension, it was really on full display as the u.n. envoy was threatened by pro-russian gunmen in crimea and told to leave. the pentagon then is now stepping up its training for poland's air force, sending a half dozen fighter jets to the region. finally, an anchor on the u.s. network r.t., or "russia today" quit her job on the air, accusing the kremlin-funded station of whitewashing president putin's actions. >>> new details are emerging from the murder trial of oscar pistorius, his neighbor taking the stand today and testifying that he feared pistorius might take his own life moments after shooting his girlfriend through a bathroom door. in off-camera testimony, dr. johan step said he entered the home after hearing the gunshots. >> i was awakened by three loud bangs, and i remember my wife asking me, "what was that?" and i said, "i think it's gunshots." i heard screaming. it sounded like the voice of a female. she screamed three or four times. he said, i shot her. i thought
that the armed groups in ukraine are there only for self-defense. and this tension, it was really on full display as the u.n. envoy was threatened by pro-russian gunmen in crimea and told to leave. the pentagon then is now stepping up its training for poland's air force, sending a half dozen fighter jets to the region. finally, an anchor on the u.s. network r.t., or "russia today" quit her job on the air, accusing the kremlin-funded station of whitewashing president putin's actions....
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carey is there to show american support for kiev's military and political struggle against moscow. the economic package also includes training assistance to ukraine's national bank. new jersey gov. chris chris the plans to hold a town hall meeting today on superstar sandy eight. it's so it'll focus on the second wave of federal relief funds. a report last month blamed the state for mishandling thousands of recovery fund request treat this as court right papers show federal agents have questioned people connected with christie about the shutdown of lanes on the george washington bridge. christie has denied any involvement in the scandal. and new this morning, banks are racing to upgrade their atms before they become prime targets for hackers. this has to do with windows x p. an estimated 95 percent of american bank atms run on that oper[phones rings] it's amanda. hey sweetie. what? okay, i'll send it. one hundred seventy-two dollars for a chemistry book, what is it, made of gold? just use citi popmoney. boom. ah, she's feeling lucky. hey sweetie...cancun, yeah no, you'll be spending
carey is there to show american support for kiev's military and political struggle against moscow. the economic package also includes training assistance to ukraine's national bank. new jersey gov. chris chris the plans to hold a town hall meeting today on superstar sandy eight. it's so it'll focus on the second wave of federal relief funds. a report last month blamed the state for mishandling thousands of recovery fund request treat this as court right papers show federal agents have...
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in an interview in kiev, calling on western leaders to act. >> >> i think it's not just ukraine who will lose crimea, i think the whole world will feel the consequence of this loss. all the world should feel this. it's evident that diplomacy now doesn't work and the more time we lose, the more risks we have. >> saying if those planned referendum in crimea takes place, ukraine will lose the territory, adding the international community's biggest task is making sure the vote does not take place. stay with aljazeera america on air and on line all day for the latest on the ukrainian cries. in our next half hour, we'll talk about the cries affecting international efforts to reduce nuclear and chemical weapons in other parts of the world. >> one of muammar gaddafi's sons has been sent back to libya. he is awaiting trial in a jail in tripoli. before the revolution, saudi was best known for being the captain of libya's national soccer team. libya wants to try him for alleged armed intimidation when he was head of the libyan football federation. >> the obama administration extending another deadl
in an interview in kiev, calling on western leaders to act. >> >> i think it's not just ukraine who will lose crimea, i think the whole world will feel the consequence of this loss. all the world should feel this. it's evident that diplomacy now doesn't work and the more time we lose, the more risks we have. >> saying if those planned referendum in crimea takes place, ukraine will lose the territory, adding the international community's biggest task is making sure the vote...
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the ifm is there in kiev talking about this and, yes, a lot more money in the west and ukraine wants to lean towards the west. i think everybody wants us to do more. >> but -- go ahead, gene. >> i was going to say, there is an issue in ukraine, though. there are parts of ukraine that lean toward russia and see themselves historically as more a part of russia and filled with russian speakers. the crimea where stalin marched everybody out because he thought they were centrally collaborationists in world war ii with the germans and filled it up with russian speakers and they are very nervous about going the other way with ukraine and that is an issue has to be dealt with and putin will have a lot of populace support in russia if he takes a hard line. >> the paramount goal is let the ukrainian people decide on their own destiny and there is a wide range of opinion like there is almost everywhere. but that is the main thing. >> what is the time frame for all of this unfolding? in terms of weeks, months? >> it's complex. in fact, the other day, the secretary came to the morning meeting and
the ifm is there in kiev talking about this and, yes, a lot more money in the west and ukraine wants to lean towards the west. i think everybody wants us to do more. >> but -- go ahead, gene. >> i was going to say, there is an issue in ukraine, though. there are parts of ukraine that lean toward russia and see themselves historically as more a part of russia and filled with russian speakers. the crimea where stalin marched everybody out because he thought they were centrally...
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amy kellogg live in kiev where it is noisy on this wednesday. thank you very much. >> it's kind of amazing yesterday as putin has a press conference, the president has a press conference and the secretary of state has one. putin explained we do not have troops in the crimea region, okay. and we did take action and we are concerned that a constitutional elected leader was legally ousted from his position. and he also said that neonazis were behind some of the unrest against jews. >> right. so we have putin focused on the region there. but president obama seems to be focused on the mid terms. this is part of the his remarks yesterday campaigning. some would deem him to be the campaigner in chief. critics would say this is his quote. something about mid terms, i don't know what it is about us, we get a little sleepy and distracted. we don't turn out to vote. we don't fund campaigns as passionately. that has to change and it's got to change right here because too much is at stake for us to let this opportunity slip by. >> so the president of the uni
amy kellogg live in kiev where it is noisy on this wednesday. thank you very much. >> it's kind of amazing yesterday as putin has a press conference, the president has a press conference and the secretary of state has one. putin explained we do not have troops in the crimea region, okay. and we did take action and we are concerned that a constitutional elected leader was legally ousted from his position. and he also said that neonazis were behind some of the unrest against jews. >>...
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richard engel is in kiev with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: well, we now think we know where he is. a russian source says viktor yanukovych has been granted asylum in russia after he appealed to russian authorities for his personal protection. he was asking for russian security. but meanwhile on the ground here in ukraine the situation continues to deteriorate mostly in crimea. russian flags flying over the regional parliament in crimea put there after pro-russian gun men took control of the building overnight. they want this region part of ukraine near the russian border to join with russia. russia has military bases in crimea. the huge black sea fleet is based there. russia has said it will react uncompromisingly to defend its interest. russia put its air force on alert and began six days of war games near the border. 150,000 ground troops and heavy weapons. russian media described them as the biggest war games since the soviet era. the u.s. is watching closely and warning russia not to seize ukraine territory. or
richard engel is in kiev with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: well, we now think we know where he is. a russian source says viktor yanukovych has been granted asylum in russia after he appealed to russian authorities for his personal protection. he was asking for russian security. but meanwhile on the ground here in ukraine the situation continues to deteriorate mostly in crimea. russian flags flying over the regional parliament in crimea put there after pro-russian gun men took...